Why a 15-Year-Old in Australia Is Completely Obsessed With Donald Trump

He wants to make his country great again, too.

Say what you will about presidential candidate Donald Trump, but there's no denying that the outspoken businessman has amassed quite a following in the States. Even though his policies are vague and his rhetoric is racist, the former reality star has found unparalleled popularity in the current Republican field, and is well on his way to securing the nomination. And one 15-year-old fan, who resides in Melbourne, Australia, is trying to do everything he can from down under to guarantee that the candidate wins in November and to spread the Trump gospel. Edward Bourke believes that Trump is simply misunderstood and that his most outlandish claims on issues like immigration are being distorted by the press to make him seem far more bigoted than he actually is.

Vice reports that the self-professed activist, who also heads campaigns on climate change and lion preservation, felt compelled to share the truth about Trump after watching a television clip of the presidential hopeful where part of his statements had been edited out. He said Australia was only getting "half the Donald Trump story" and "no one was properly explaining the policies." He therefore started @TrumpTriumph, and later thetrumpcampaign.com, to raise awareness and set the record straight. But he tells Vice that he's been most successful by just sharing Trump tidbits with his friends at school. "They go home and tell their parents, who tell their friends, and so on," Ed says.

But why is an Australian teen who can't vote in our election so interested in American politics? Simple — he wants to make Australia great again too and believes a Trump presidency will do just that. "Essentially, Ed believes Trump's economic prowess and management record makes him the best candidate for running America, which would strengthen Australia's economy via proxy," Vice reports. On climate change, which Trump has stated he doesn't believe in, Ed says the candidate is coming around, "If you read some of Donald Trump's quotes," Ed tells Vice, "you'll see how his opinion on climate science has changed over the past years. He's not actually against it as everyone thinks." And on Trump's most infamous policies, on immigration and refugees, Ed sides with him and cites Germany as a prime example for why the flow of foreigners needs to be tightly controlled: "Look at Germany... Angela Merkel has let just anyone in and it's resulted in Germans feeling a lot more negatively about immigration. They've come to associate Islam with refugees, and I don't think that helps either group."

Well, Ed, us Americans appreciate that you're so involved in our election, but your beloved Trump isn't misunderstood, he's offensive. The reason many newscasts edit out portions of Trump's speeches isn't because they're biased, but because calling all immigrants from a certain country "rapists" causes most people to stop listening.

So thanks for spreading Trump's words, but to be honest, he unfortunately does a good enough job of that himself — and most Americans really just wish he would stop.